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| Title | Vulcanism and Radiocarbon Dates | |
| Author(s) | Libby, L. M.; Libby, W. F. | |
| Publication Date | October 1972 | |
| Report Number | Conf-721019--(P1) | |
| Unique Identifier | ACC0337 | |
| Other Numbers | OSTI ID: 4246295 | |
| Research Org | University of California, Los Angeles (United States) | |
| Contract No | NSF Grant No. GA-24781 | |
| Sponsoring Org | National Science Foundation (United States) | |
| Other Information | In the Proceedings of the Eighth International Radiocarbon Dating Conference. Wellington, New Zealand, 18-25 Oct 1972, Vol. 1; Publisher: Royal Society of New Zealand, Wellington, New Zealand | |
| Subject | N44400 -- Environmental & Earth Sciences -- Radiometric Techniques; Isotope Dating -- Errors; Carbon 14; Carbon Dioxide; Combustion; Earth Atmosphere; Fossil Fuels; Gaseous Wastes; Volcanoes | |
| Related Web Pages | Willard Libby, Radiocarbon, and Carbon Dating | |
| Abstract | We consider whether the long term perturbation of radiocarbon dates, which is known to be approximately a sin function of period about 8000 years and amplitude of about 8% peak-to-peak, could have been caused in any major part by vulcanism. We conclude that this is not the case. On the contrary, present day volcanoes are a far less important source of inert CO{sub 2} (about 100 fold less) than is man's burning of fossil fuels which has caused the Suess dilution of about 2%. (auth) | |
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